Quilters Club Mysteries

Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve a centuries-old mystery in this first book in the new Quilters Club Mystery Series. You'll come to love the small Midwestern town of Caruthers Corners with its famous Watermelon Festival, placid town square, friendly folks, and sneaky politicians. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

Lost Boys, a hidden treasure, and a traveling circus provide another puzzler for the Quilters Club -- Maddy, Liz, Cookie, and Bootsie -- to solve in this third outing. And it all centers around a patchwork quilt. You'll be guessing who's who till the very last page. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

Those intrepid gals of the Caruthers Corners Quilters Club -- Maddy, Cookie, Bootsie, and Lizzie -- are back again, solving a century-old mystery with a little help from junior detectives Aggie and N'yen. This time around there's a missing patchwork quilt, said to have been stitched by a real-life witch. And it contains a mysterious message that just might lead to a Viking treasure hidden right there in the watermelon capital of the Midwest! "Marjory Sorrell Rockwell's mysteries are easy snacks, but very tasty indeed," says former Florida Times-Union feature writer Pamela Paige. "The best yet," notes H.L. Osterman, author of Short Changed. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

Those feisty ladies of Caruthers Corners -- Maddy, Bootsie, Cookie, and Lizzie -- are back again in another cozy mystery, this one about the Hoople Quadruplets, a madman who wants to poison the town, and a previously unknown mate to the Reconciliation Quilt, the most valuable quilt in the world. And there's a dead body or two. Can the Quilters Club, with the help of Maddy's grandchildren Aggie and N'yen, solve the mystery? You bet … with a number of surprising twists and turns. The little Indiana town's founding fathers would likely be rolling over in their graves! Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

Amateur sleuth Maddy Madison and her Quilters Club cronies return with another cozy mystery set in Caruthers Corners, Indiana -- this time the murder of a Straw Hatter in the middle of the town's annual Christmas Parade. Maybe "return" is not the right word, in that this book is a prequel, taking place before the others in this bestselling series. Along with those four intrepid detectives -- Maddy, Cookie, Bootsie, and Lizzie -- you'll meet Leslie Ann Holmes, the precocious British "exchange student" who joins the sleuthing. Oh yes, there is a Christmas quilt, a family heirloom stolen by Beau Madison's long-lost brother Mycroft -- a mysterious patchwork masterpiece that traces back to the 1800s and legendary political cartoonist Thomas Nast! Merry Christmas from Marjory Sorrell Rockwell! Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

How could it be? Young Aggie discovers a Brontosaurus bone at Gruesome Gorge ... but no dinosaur fossil has ever been discovered in Indiana before. This mystery leads the Quilters Club -- those lovable amateur sleuths Maddy, Bootsie, Cookie, and Lizzie -- to uncover a massive theft of museum-quality fossils, a missing octogenarian known as Commander McBragg, and a TV evangelist involved in illegal adoptions and child abuse. "The quirky cast of characters, small-town sensibilities, and complex mysteries make Marjory Sorrell Rockwell a popular author of cozies," says Martha Griswold, Online Critics Corner. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

Archeologists were thrilled when the Badger Patrol stumbles across a previously undiscovered Indian Mound near Caruthers Corners. Just one problem: The dead body of the local sheriff was sprawled atop it. Leave it to the Quilters Club – Maddy, Lizzie, Bootsie, and Cookie, along with Maddy's precocious granddaughter Aggie – to solve the murder mystery. At the same time trying to figure out who kidnapped Maddy's adopted grandson N'yen. And the key to the puzzle is a Charm quilt with no two pieces alike … or aren't there? "Another satisfying cozy mystery from your favorite quiltmaking writer, Marjorie Sorrell Rockwell. I couldn't put it down," says Hollis George, noted editor and anthologist. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

A stolen quilt, a devastating tornado, and the murder of Aggie's favorite teacher – those event put the Quilters Club in the middle of a new case. The sewing bee – comprised of Maddy, Lizzie, Cookie, and Bootsie – face the destruction of their beloved Indiana town while trying to solve the murder of an inept filmmaker turned teacher. At the same time, the irreplaceable "Pink Dogwoods in Appliqué," a 1927 quilt by Marie D. Webster, has gone missing. "Another triumph for Marjory Sorrell Rockwell, an epic puzzler that proves her mastery of cozy mysteries," says noted editor and anthologist Hollis George. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

"The Queen of Cozy Mysteries …"- Hollis George, senior editor and anthologist Tragedy strikes! Maddy's husband Beau is shot by a burglar. And a mysterious manuscript turns up in the Hoople Mansion's library that could change the history of Caruthers Corners, Indiana. Do the Potawatomi Indians still own the land along the Wabash? Or is this a big fraud that the Quilters Club must unravel. And who was the murderous burglar? You won't be disappointed with the answers. And you will meet a new member of the Quilters Club!Marjory Sorrell Rockwell says needlecraft arts – quilting, crocheting, knitting – are pastimes every woman can appreciate. And she particularly loves quiltmaking. "It's like painting with cloth," she says. But when not quilting she writes mysteries about a Midwestern sleuth not unlike herself, a middle-aged lady with an unpredictable family and loyal friends. And she's a big fan of watermelon pie. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.

"Hard to believe this is the 17th Quilters Club cozy mystery by Marjory Sorrell Rockwell. Following the adventures of the denizens of Caruthers Corners, Indiana, as these amateur sleuths solve puzzlers about quilts and crooks and crazies is as addictive as a slice of watermelon upside down cake."-Hollis George, noted editor and anthologist This time around the Quilters Club – Maddy Madison, along with her friends Lizzie, Cookie, and Bootsie – are on the trail of a fragment of the world's oldest quilt, the Tristan and Isolde Quilt. They are following a tip by the ghost of a Caruthers Corners Town Founder. Does it matter that the ghost is part of a fortune telling scam by a pair of con artists? Maddy's grandchildren – Aggie and N'yen – and their pal Sissy join the hunt. And they get a little help from that long-ago exchange student Leslie Ann Holmes, now married into British royalty. Yes, the gang's all here!Marjory Sorrell Rockwell says needlecraft arts – quilting, crocheting, knitting – are pastimes every woman can appreciate. And she particularly loves quiltmaking. "It's like painting with cloth," she says. But when not quilting she writes mysteries about a midwestern sleuth not unlike herself, a middle-aged lady with an unpredictable family and loyal friends. And she's a big fan of watermelon pie. Members of a small-town needlecrafts society solve mysteries in the Quilters Club Mystery Series.